Norstella agreed to acquire Citeline from Informa plc (LSE:INF) on June 18, 2022. The merger is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2022. Jefferies acted as financial advisor to Citeline in the transaction.

Adrian Maguire; Keir MacLennan; Dan Clarke; Keri Schick Norton; Jiri Peterka; George Rawlinson; Steven Hunter; Sherlin Wong; Moose Sarfraz; Mo Green; Ben Hai; Shannon Sherman; Tom Lawless; Dylan Mason; Marin Boney; Philipp Gnatzy; and Savannah Malnar-Cole of Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal advisor to Citeline. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. acted as financial advisor to Norstella. Christopher W. Rile of Sidley Austin LLP acted as legal advisor to Informa plc and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.